Parliamentary questions

1170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department’s planning unit has assessed the need for additional primary school places in Kildare town; her plans to meet the demand for school places; if she is aware of the extensive housing developments taking place locally which will give rise to even greater demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

1171. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42945/25]

1172. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42953/25]

1173. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the analysis her Department or the Department previously with responsibility for youth, has done on the viability of integrated youth hubs as a model for delivering youth services and programmes rather than assorted grant schemes and service programmes. [42965/25]

1174. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital allocations her Department has planned in the Dublin Bay South constituency as part of the updated National Development Plan. [42974/25]

1175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently intervene to resolve the situation at a school (details supplied) where an approved ASD class has been supressed, resulting in four local children being denied access to an autism classroom for the coming school year; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that these children receive the appropriate sup…

1176. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an application made by a school (details supplied) under the additional accommodation scheme for two modular classrooms and re-configuration of two small classrooms into one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43002/25]

1177. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that two modular classrooms are approved for a school (details supplied), as per their application under the additional accommodation scheme, to ensure that the efforts they have made to open an autism classroom is supported and that they can ensure integration from both the mainstream and autism class, in li…

1178. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school bus tickets can be awarded to persons (details supplied). [43019/25]

1179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional 1 and 100 school transport places. [43020/25]

1180. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing capitation rates for primary and post-primary school pupils, respectively, by an additional €10 per pupil in the 2025-2026 academic year, compared with the baseline capitation rates allocated in the academic year 2024-2025, in tabular form. [43021/25]

1181. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing a €100 allowance towards iPads for students in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43022/25]

1182. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding provided by her Department for trauma informed practice training for teachers carried out by the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43023/25]

1183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of nurture groups in schools across the State, broken down by primary and post-primary school level, in tabular form. [43024/25]

1184. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the maximum amount of capital funding available for schools who wish to re-configure existing spaces within the school building to accommodate nurture groups in schools or to construct additional accommodation, such as a nurture room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43025/25]

1185. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total allowance that was available for teachers who taught in Irish in Irish-medium schools before it was abolished; the estimated cost of reinstating this allowance; if there are any plans in her Department to review this allowance or reintroduce it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43026/25]

1186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has set aside any funding for the development of a new policy on Irish-medium education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43027/25]

1187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of establishing an expert group to develop policy for the Irish language in the early years education system from early childhood to third level education based on the Common European Framework of Reference; and if any similar expert groups have been established within the education sector in recent years. […

1188. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated to the climate action summer works scheme in 2026 and beyond, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43029/25]

1189. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of carrying out a review in her Department, for example, a review of the Professional Master of Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43030/25]

1190. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average salary of one full-time home school community liaison coordinator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43031/25]

1191. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated for improving safety in school science; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43032/25]

1192. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated for the Deis Plus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43033/25]

1193. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated to Traveller/Roma/Refugee capitation supports in primary and post-primary schools respectively, in tabular form. [43034/25]

1194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the number of staff in early intervention classes by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43035/25]